Out-of-Bounds Affecting samba package, versions <2:4.3.6+dfsg-1ubuntu1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.73% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-SAMBA-357698
  • published13 Mar 2016
  • disclosed13 Mar 2016

Introduced: 13 Mar 2016

CVE-2016-0771  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 samba to version 2:4.3.6+dfsg-1ubuntu1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream samba package and not the samba package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

The internal DNS server in Samba 4.x before 4.1.23, 4.2.x before 4.2.9, 4.3.x before 4.3.6, and 4.4.x before 4.4.0rc4, when an AD DC is configured, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly obtain sensitive information from process memory by uploading a crafted DNS TXT record.

CVSS Scores

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